And messages of empowerment mixed with political statements. With it, 24 karat magic with wih major sweep, including album of the year. Those are some of our top stories this monday january 29th. Announcer from abc news this this is world news now. 24 karat magic in the air he had a lot of magic, id say. And then some. A lot of grammys to take home, too. He said it was an unbelievable night. He couldnt believe it. Neither could jayz who went home empty handed. Well break down all of that later. Now well begin with President Trump. Hes preparing to lay out his agenda in his first state of the Union Address. The president will zero in on several key issues including immigration and the white house is promising a speech that will unify and be forward looking. The russia investigation is looming along with recent reports to fire a special counsel. We have more. Reporter President Trump is facing a critical week. Mr. Speaker, the president of the united states. Reporter the president s firs
The irs targeting of political groups. In october, chaffetz introduced legislation to impeach koskinen. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. We welcome everyone to the hearing on examining allegations of misconduct on irs commissioner John Koskinen part one. I begin with myself. The constitution sets forth a system of checks and balances and grants each branch of government tools to shake sure no one gets too much power. The power to write the laws, power of the purse, impeachment power and other powers. They allow congress to expert oversight over branches including rooting up corruption, fraud and abuse by government officials and taking further disciplinary action on behalf of the American People when warranted. The duty to serve as a check on the other branches including against corruption and abuse is a solemn one and congress does not and must not take this responsibility lightly. That is why this committee scheduled a hearing
Reading about 77 degrees now, but its going to feel a lot hotter as the day progresses. People here in the city bracing for another day of intense heat. Offensively hot. It offenders my sensibilities that it is this hot. I feel like im walking in a hot bath, an unpleasant hot bath. The humidity and heat index potentially dangerous. Its very draining and its hard to breathe. Which is why staying hydrated is crucial. We keep refilling our bottles every 10 minutes. We rest every 30 minutes or so. Thursday the weather system brought heavy rain to parts of our area, lightning setting off this fire in new jersey, a bolt hitting electrical wires. Center when a crane struck and cracked this window. As the hot weather continues into the weekend, officials are urging residents to do their best to conserve and limit use of high energy appliances. Lets just say the air is on. I just dont have the lights on. Reporter officials also urging you to check in on your neighbors to make sure they are okay
A. J. Reporter on hot summer days like this ocean is just so enticing. Theres a silent and dangerous killer that people need to Pay Attention to. Just in the last 10 days lifeguards in belmar beach saved dozens of people from ripped rip currents and its something that families should be aware of at all times. The ocean is not your friends. You have to respect it. Lost among the inviting sand and calming blue waves is a warning heed. Weve had a number of rescues. Lifeguards have been busy over the last few weeks with 60 people rescued from rip currents just in the last 10 days. We had warm water so of course the weather and the water bring people down. We did have a number of places where we have they had rip currents around the jetty area. Those with little ones said they are especially careful even along the shoreline. We keep a close watch on her because of the rip current and she would run in the water if we let her. Shes nodding like yes. You love the beach. Yeah. Sglas he wears a
Brooklyn, queens, probably hitting between 7 30 and 8 30 for high tide. This area, precip of the south, drifting more towards the north. Turning it out to sea quicker, well keep an eye on that, that could bring a steadier snowflake out here. We do have an ldvisory that covers that area. Light snow and flurries around today. Ibe dont think it amounts to too much. Then as we get to Late Afternoon and evening, south to north, some steadier snow could develop. Well talk more about accumulations on the 4s. Lets talk commute. Lauren. We have two problems on the bqe. Both pretty significant. To the maps first problem out by the Brooklyn Bridge. An unauthorized tractor trailer is shutting down the ramp from the bqe into the Brooklyn Bridge. If you need to get into manhattan, use manhattan or williamsburg bridge. Lanes, all lanes shut down. Another tractor trailer problem. This one san accident though. You can see minor delays heading through this area. Well have more weather and traffic ahead